Business
illycaffé opens third UK café
illycaffè has announced the opening of its first café in Bristol, UK.
Erika’s Tea Room offers new tea party gift boxes for home delivery
Florida-based company Erika’s Tea Room has launched Erika’s Tea Room Scones – a new secondary business that bakes and ships thousands of Erika’s Tea Room’s ‘Florida Famous Scones’ in tea party gift boxes.
Catalyst Trade and Extracto Coffee partner to raise money for US charity Portland Street Medicine
Portland coffee businesses Catalyst Trade and Extracto Coffee Roasters have teamed up to raise money to benefit Portland Street Medicine, a non-profit helping the homeless community obtain food, emergency medical care and essential supplies.
Coffee prices rise in July after three months of decline
The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) reported that prices for all coffee groups rose in July 2020 following three months of declines, though the largest month-on-month increase occurred for Brazilian Naturals.
PMMI cancels PACK EXPO, launches digital event
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is cancelling its PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO for the first time in its 60-plus year history.
2020 World Coffee Championships cancelled due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
World Coffee Events (WCE) and the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) have announced the cancellation of the 2020 World Coffee Championship events scheduled to take place in Melbourne and Warsaw.
Dunkin’ Offers Free Coffee Mondays for DD Perks Members in August
This August, Dunkin’ is giving DD Perks® members a double dose of delight and appreciation with offers.
Coca-Cola With Coffee is Hitting the US Market
Coca-Cola North America is launching Coca-Cola With Coffee in the US market.
Aripack announces exclusive partnerships with Miele & Laferpack
P&E provider Aripack, has announced exclusive North American partnerships with Italy-based packaging machinery manufacturers Miele and Laferpack.
Nestlé speeds up factory support with augmented reality
Nestlé is expanding the use of augmented reality technology to provide remote support to its production and R&D sites and to connect with suppliers.
Nicaragua coffee farmers receive support to prevent Covid-19
Seeds for Progress Foundation and Mercon Coffee Group have joined efforts to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in coffee growing regions of Nicaragua thanks to a €100,000 relief fund allocated to them by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO).
PJ’s Coffee reports strong mid-year franchise development returns
The New Orleans-based coffeehouse has sustained growth momentum throughout 2020 – opening six new locations since March, with eight more scheduled to open their doors within the next two months.
Mittal Teas expands to UK market
Wholesale supplier and Indian tea garden aggregator, Mittal Teas, has expanded its operations to bring ethically-sourced Indian tea to the UK market.
Ditta Artigianale coffee lands in large-scale Italian distribution centres
Ditta Artigianale’s two monorigins El Manzano and Koke and the blend MammaMia are to be sold in selected Esselunga stores in Bergamo, Bologna, Florence, Milan and Verona.